Vehicle-wheel



S. A. HOGE. VEHICLE WHEEL'l APPLICATION FILED MPLS, I9I9.

Patented Mar. 1 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT omer..

SMITH A. vHOGE, OF RICES LANDING, IENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Application led anuary 3,

Be it known that SMITH HOGE, a citizen of the United States, residing atlu-es Landing, in the county of Greene and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of whichthe following is a speciiication.

Ely invention consists of an improvement in vehicle wheels, and has forits object to provide, in` a wheel of such type, resilient means forabsorbing the shocks of impact and the various strains incident tovehicle wheels by means of a continuous annularly arranged spiralspring. Such spring is arranged annularly within the tire portion, andis connected with the hub by intervening spokes, adapting the wheel tooperation either for support or traction in the manner more fullyhereinafter described.

ln the drawings which illustrate one preferred adaptation of theinvention;

Figure l is a view in elevation partly ink section of a wheel providedwith an annular spiral spring and an outer shoe connected directlywith'the hub;

Fig. 2 is a 'transverse sectional view on the line il, Il of Fig. l.

The object in view is to provide an annular resilient cushioning springmember composed of a continuous spiral spring7 so applied and connectedas to transmit the various strains to or from the hub member and soconnected with anouter tire portion as to permit the use of a solid tireof any suitable construction, whereby to avoid the necessity of theusual pneumatic tire or shoe with its inner tubes.

lleferring to the construction illustrated, 2 represents the hub memberof any suitable construction, but which may conveniently be made of alsingle sheet or plate metal disk provided with a wide flange, or of twosuch disks each having either inwardly or outwardly turned comparativelynarrow flanges 3. it will be understood that the disks 2 are centraliperforated and suitably connected with any convenient head or bushingportion adapted for mounting upon an axle spindle, of any of the variouscommonly used forms, without the necessity 'of further illustration.

The outer tire 4 may be in the form of a continuous annular shoe of anysuitable material adapted to resist wear, and having Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Mar. l, i921.

isis.Y sei-iai un. 269,410.

the necessary degree of flexibility to adapt it to ready use. 'i he mainresilient member in such construction consists of a continuous annularspiral spring 5, the coils of which are arranged at any desired distanceapart, and of a suitable gage, depending upon the load to be carried, orother condition. The tire member l and spring 5 are connected in anysuitable manner, as by rivets or clips 6 located at intervals, wherebyto fixedly connect these parts in operative position, and the annularspring memben 5 is connected directly to flanges 3 of hub 2 by spokes 7.These spokes, as shown, are of the common wire type, and are riveted orotherwise suitably connected with flanges 3, as indicated at 8, and withthe inner portions of the spiral strands or loops of spring 5, asindicated at 9. It will be understood that spokes 7 may be arranged inthe common tangential method, as indicated, or if preferred, they may bedirect from spring 5 toward the center of the hub, and the con structionand operation of the invention is not necessarily dependent upon theparticular arrangement or connection of the parts shown.

In the construction described, l have embodied an annular resilientspiral spring member intervening between the rigid hub member and theouter tire member, in connection with the series of intervening spokes.rl`he spokes are so arranged andadapted as to transmit the variousstrains directly from the hub member to the tire member, or vice versa,to allow for considerable amplitude of movement of the spring and forconsiderable variation of the parts from normal position and return tonormal position under the varying conditions of service.

The construction is comparatively simple, inexpensive, not liable to getout of order, capable of easy adjustment or replacement, and avoids theusual objections present with pneumatic tires subject to punctures,blow-outs, etc.

The wheel may be made in various sizes, weights, or otherwise changed ormodified in detail construction to suit varying conditions of use orapplication, but all such changes are to be considered as within thescope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A vehicle wheel having a central hub, an outer tire, a series ofspokes, andan an- Spiral spring intervening between the hub and tire anddirectly connected with the spokes by the inner portions of its spiralstrands.

2. In combination, :i central hub, :inouter tire member, a continuousopen coil spiral spring mem er Within the tire member, and a series ofspokes connecting` the hub with the tire through the spiral springmember, 3. In combination, a central hub, an outer tire member, acontinuous annular spiral spring member connected with the innerperipheryk or' the tire member, and a Series miler open coil of spokesconnecting the spring` member Y with the hub.

4. Incombination, a central hub, an outer tire member having en innerconcave seat, a continuous annular spiral spring member seated thereinVand iiXedly connected at intervals with the tire member, and a seriesof Spokes` directly connecting the spring member With the hub. Y

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. f

SMITH A. HOGE.

